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<a href="https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/supporting/Pages/partner/what-de-facto-relationship-is.aspx"><b class="Bold">What a de facto relationship is</b></a>
<a href="https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/about/corporate/information/fact-sheets/35relationship"><b class="Bold">De Facto Relationship Fact Sheet</b></a>
<b class="Bold">What evidence is considered?</b>
When submitting evidence of a de facto relationship, applicants must be able to demonstrate that their relationship has existed for at least one year before the application is made. Evidence may include but is not limited to:
<i class="Italic">The history of the relationship through a signed statement regarding:</i>
how, when and where the couple first met
how the relationship developed
the couple's domestic arrangements, that is, how they support each other financially, physically and emotionally and when this level of commitment began
any periods of separation, when and why the separation occurred, for how long and how the couple maintained their relationship during the period of separation
the couple's future plans.
<i class="Italic">Financial aspects of the relationship, such as:</i>
joint ownership of the house or joint names on a lease
correspondence addressed to the couple at the same address
details of financial commitments including bank statements, and any joint liabilities.
<i class="Italic">The nature of the household, such as:</i>
- any joint responsibility for the care and support of any children
the couple's living arrangements including sharing responsibilities within the home.
<i class="Italic">Social context, such as:</i>
evidence that the couple is generally accepted and recognised as a couple socially such as joint invitations
evidence of common friends
assessments by the couple's friends and family of the relationship
joint travel or joint participation in sporting, social or cultural activities.
<i class="Italic">The couple's commitment to each other, such as:</i>
the duration of the relationship including knowledge of each other
intention to have a long term relationship, for example, through terms of their wills
correspondence and telephone accounts to show that the couple maintained contact during any periods of separation.